Heartbreakers

[ProfessorM]

3 years ago. Off Sandy Neck in my boat. Tube and worm. Still think about it occasionally. Up to the leader, back to the bottom. Had it to the boat at least 6 times. Wish someone was with me that day. Got sick of playing tug of war, pulled the hook. Really wish I never saw her up close. Oh well thats fishin.

[emgred]

Yes it pains me and also adds to my knowledge. The first really large I dropped left me with mangled hooks. I have gone to 3x and 4x hooks ever since. The last "nice" fish I lost, ran my line over some rocks before I could turn her head. I now fish that rip from a different rock that gives me a better shot at turning a fish before the rocks get really bad. The fish in my sig pic was taken from the new rock only 45 minutes after the breakoff.